Nickel J C
Department of Urology, Queen's University and Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario.
Can J Urol. 1994 Jan;1(1):1-4.
The etiology, diagnosis, therapy and treatment outcome of the two most common nonmalignant disease of the prostate remain problematic. Benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatic inflammation can coexist yet these conditions have been studied in almost complete isolation. The author develops the hypothesis that prostatic inflammation (prostatitis) can influence the clinical presentation and perhaps surgical outcome in patients treated for symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia.
前列腺两种最常见的非恶性疾病的病因、诊断、治疗及治疗结果仍然存在问题。良性前列腺增生和前列腺炎可能并存，但对这些病症的研究几乎是完全孤立进行的。作者提出一个假说，即前列腺炎可能会影响有症状的良性前列腺增生患者的临床表现，甚至可能影响手术效果。
